Vyacheslav Bykov
Soviet and Russian ice hockey player
Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (Russian: Вячеслав Аркадьевич Быков, born 24 July 1960) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team. A small, technically gifted center, he was a regular fixture on the Soviet national ice hockey team in the 1980s; after the fall of the Soviet Union, he played for the Russian team in the 1990s. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL entry draft in the 9th round at number 169 overall. He opted, however, not to play in the National Hockey League, playing in Russia and Europe. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014.
Playing career
Bykov started out playing for the team of his home city, Traktor Chelyabinsk in 1979. After three years, he went to play for powerhouse CSKA Moscow. While at CSKA Moscow, he became a regular on the Soviet national team and later the Russian team, taking part in the following international tournaments:
With the Soviet Union:
1983 World Championships (Gold)
1985 World Championships (Bronze)
1986 World Championships (Gold)
1987 World Championships (Silver)
1987 Canada Cup (Silver)
1988 Winter Olympics (Gold)
1989 World Championships (Gold)
With the Unified Team:
1992 Winter Olympics (Gold)
With Russia:
1993 World Championships (Gold)
1995 World Championships (5th place)
In 1990, Bykov went to play with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss Nationalliga A. He ended an illustrious playing career in 2000, having played the last two seasons with HC Lausanne in the Nationalliga B.
He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014.
Coaching career
Russian national team
On 10 August 2006, Bykov was named as the new head coach of the Russian national hockey team, taking over from Vladimir Krikunov. At the 2007 World Championship in Moscow, his team won the bronze medal.
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